The Wolfman howls at NBC

Horror continues to eat up the small screen as NBC is now looking to bring a new beast to our living rooms with "The Wolfman". According to Deadline, NBC is developing a contender for its Friday supernatural block anchored by "Grimm", which is currently paired with "Dracula". It hails from "Dracula" executive producer/head writer Daniel Knauf and is based on Universal Pictures’ Scott Stuber-produced 20knauf10 feature THE WOLFMAN (above) starring Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins, which in turn was a remake of the 1941 movie. "The Wolfman" is one of two projects Knauf has at NBC, along with a supernatural telenovela produced by Electus that is part of the company’s 3-for-1 telenovela deal at NBC, intended to result in a 13-episode order.

Right now the show is being described as…

a supernatural thriller that explores what it means to be a man and to be human. It centers on Lawrence Talbot, who is afflicted by an ancient curse and jacks into the powerful, primordial soul of the alpha-predator.

Based on that little description it doesn't sound like the show is going to offer anything new to the classic tale which could either be a good thing or a bad thing. We'll have to wait and see how this one turns out, but there's no denying the popular presence that horror has on TV right now; It's nice to see and hopefully the networks will continue to dish out some popular stuff because that's exactly what the horror genre needs.